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MUMBAI: Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan said the progress of the monsoon thus far has been "quite strong", which may be read as a signal that normal rains could strengthen the possibility of further interest rate cuts this year as pressures on the food price front are headed off. Rajan's statements in Stockholm at the Riksbank Macroprudential Conference may come as a relief to investors who have been fretting that rate cuts may be off the...

SRINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reviewed the progress of the Jammu-Baramulla rail link project and directed the Railway Board to remove all hurdles in its timely completion. Modi reviewed the development of the Jammu-Baramulla rail link during his fourth monthly video conference under his pro-active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI) initiative, with Union Secretaries of various Ministries and Chief Secretaries of States, an official spokesman said here.

France scored early and often to reach the last 16 at the Women's World Cup, England also progressed while South Korea came from behind to eliminate Spain in Wednesday's dramatic conclusion to the group stage in Canada. The French scored the opening goal after just 34 seconds and were 3-0 up inside 13 minutes as they beat Mexico 5-0. That was enough for Les Bleues to top Group F on goal difference ahead of England, which beat Colombia 2-1. Despite the loss, Colombia still progressed as one of the four third-placed nations with the best records.

NEW DELHI: The southwest monsoon's progress has slowed down as it has not made any progress for the past five days, the weathermen today said. "For the fifth consecutive day, the Northern Limit of Monsoon (NLM) has not made any advancement. It continues to pass through Veraval, Surat, Ujjain, Narsinghpur, Raipur, Kalingapatnam, Krishnanagar and Darjeeling. "The cyclonic circulations in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea are still in the process of getting organised. Only after the weather systems organise that we can expect NLM to advance further.

NASHIK: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena ( MNS ) chief Raj Thackeray reviewed the progress to construct a proposed history museum and "traffic islands" here today. The history museum project was initiated earlier, but was put on hold after some work was completed, after it became controversial, when Shiv Sena activists demanded that the land designated for the museum, must be given to construct a memorial to Balasaheb Thackeray . Raj Thackeray, accompanied historian Babasaheb Purandare's son Prasad, representatives of Larsen and Toubro (L&T)

WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's progress at home is an essential prerequisite for him to shoulder global responsibility and strengthen bilateral ties between India and the US, a top former American diplomat has said. "I was struck by his (Modi) sustained determination and optimism, despite the inevitable headwinds to reform," said William Burns , former US Deputy Secretary of State. "For Prime Minister Modi, progress at home is the most essential prerequisite for shouldering the responsibility of global partnership and leadership and the most essential prerequisite for strengthening the ties that bind Americans and Indians," Burns wrote in an e-book to analyse the one year of the Modi government.

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank today asked banks to submit progress on the work done under the National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) on a quarterly basis. "To better monitor the progress of the targets vis-a-vis the achievements under the NULM, banks are advised to furnish cumulative progress reports on a quarterly basis," RBI said in a statement. The central bank also gave a proforma as per which the progress has to be reported. They have to report the progress to the joint secretary for urban poverty alleviation and the RBI as well.

NEW YORK: US researchers have identified what happens to the brain with the progression of Parkinson's disease , thereby opening the door for a simple test to measure the disease advancement. By comparing brain images of Parkinson's patients to those of a control group over a year, the researchers found that an area of the brain called the substantia nigra changes as the disease advances. The findings provide the first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based method to measure the disease's progression, which can inform treatment decisions and aid in identifying new therapies, said one of the study's authors David Vaillancourt, professor at University of Florida.

NEW DELHI: In a dig at the Congress party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that "if con is the opposite of pro, then Congress is the opposite of progress ". He was responding during an interview to PTI to Rahul Gandhi's recent jibe calling his government " suit-boot ki sarkar ". "The Congress has suffered a crushing defeat and ended with less than 50 seats. Even after a year, they are not able to digest this. The people have punished them for their sins of omission and commission . "We thought they learn from this, but it looks as though they are proving right the earlier saying that if con is the opposite of pro, then Congress is the opposite of progress', he said.

SWITZERLAND: Michael Schumacher's agent Sabine Kehm has said that the Formula 1 legend is "making progress" but added that people "must always keep the seriousness of his injuries in mind". Schumacher suffered severe head injuries in a skiing accident in Meribel, France, in December 2013. He spent several months in coma in the French town of Grenoble but was then shifted to a Swiss hospital after regaining consciousness, reports express.co.uk. He returned home here in September 2014 for further rehabilitation.